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announcement that Josiah Crabtree had come to see Dan Baxter filled the Rover boys with interest.

"Did he have much to say?" asked Dick.

"He had a great deal to say," answered Dan. He looked around at several who had entered the reading room. "Come up to my room and I'll tell you all about it."

"We will—after we have notified the clerk where we will be," said Dick. "We are waiting for a message from our father."

The boys engaged their rooms and had their dress-suit cases taken up. A few minutes later the whole crowd entered the apartment Dan Baxter occupied. They noticed that it was well-kept and that on the bureau rested a photograph of Dan's father.

"How is he, Dan." asked Dick, motioning to the picture.